July 2008 Blog Posts (3)

It was one of those old parks, large and sprawling with massive trees shading aging benches covered in too many layers of paint. The type with historical markers that made you ponder days gone by. The kids and I were taking a break from the fun and heat, eating snacks under one of several pavilions. Southern laziness hovered in the air as I heard my 5 year-old son’s voice shout urgently, “Mommy, I have to go poop!” Great timing, I thought, as I said out loud, “Okay, honey, let me get our snack… Continue

What did you do this weekend? Robert and I took a little road trip to Dallas/Fort Worth and we ate lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and then went to the Franklin-Covey store.....what could be better than that? Then I went with him to the Bass Pro shop. We then found a great little town called Grapevine and walked down Main Street and ate more wonderful and "not-so-skinny" food (calamari, waffle fries, chicken strips, etc). I did manage to run/walk for 68 minutes Saturday morning and thus felt so… Continue

Hey Everyone, if you get a chance I just finished writing my weekly devotional called "Speak to My Soul Sunday's" over in my blog, Mel's World. Check it out at http://www.melissamashburn.com some time and let me know what you think...I'd love to hear from you! Thanks for being YOU! Take Care, Melissa Continue